Rope Access NDT Technician Level 3 Team Leader in Aberdeen

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical, petrochemical, nuclear, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, biopharma, power, energy, utilities, renewables and food and beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities, specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning. This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

Bilfinger UK are currently seeking an experienced NDT Technician - Rope Access Level 3 Team Lead based on CNRI Ninian Central on a Fixed Term 3/3 Rota until the end of Q1 2027.

• Performs non-destructive inspection of client static equipment, as assigned by the senior engineer, including pressure vessels, columns, drums, heat exchangers, boilers, coolers, tanks, valves and piping systems throughout the plant.
• Implements inspections as detailed within the inspection workbooks, reporting any findings or anomalies.
• Preparation of NDT reports prior to submittal to the client.
• Raises any non-conformances or anomalies immediately to the Offshore Inspection engineer and/or NDT Team Leader.
• Ensures that only serviceable and calibrated equipment is used on site and maintained at a satisfactory level.
• Ensures that all equipment checks are completed and submitted to the NDT Team Leader.
• Liaises with NDT Team Leader to identify inspection progress and any recently raised anomalies.
• Contributes to the daily progress report.
• Carry out all work with impartiality and without prejudice towards other parties such as clients, contractors or members of the public.
• Responsible for supervising and conducting witnessing of onsite competency assessments and surveillances, accurately completing competency surveillance documentation and submitting it in a timely manner.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the NDT Team Leader or Offshore Inspection Engineer.
• Carry out monitoring of technical assessment (peer to peer witnesses surveillance) where qualified in that discipline to the same or higher level.
• An IRATA approved Level 3 Rope Access technician is an integral part of a three-man team required to carry out the advanced rope access tasks.
• The role of Level 3 is one of Safety Supervisor; without his attendance at the work site, no rope access work can be undertaken.
• The responsibility for the team's equipment and associated paperwork e.g. category of hours, equipment manifest, rope logs, and daily report logs.
• Ensure the teams Rope Access equipment is given a pre-use check every time it is used.
• A Level 3 Rope Access technician is considered to be capable of using rope access techniques in a safe manner to be in a position to set up the working ropes for his team, to allow them to access the work site in a safe manner, and if necessary provision must be made to allow the technician to be rescued if an incident occurs.
• During a rescue situation, the Level 3 will organise and supervise the rescue giving the remaining members of his team guidance on how to initiate and carry out the rescue.
• If the Level 3 has to physically retrieve the casualty by climbing or abseiling to the casualty, the remaining members of the team will be left in a position to recover the Level 3 if he has an incident.
• At no time will the Level 3 put himself in a position to compromise the safety of themselves or the team they are supervising.

• Offshore Survival Certification (BOSIET/FOET) with CA-EBSPCN / CSWIP Level 2 Ultrasonic Testing minimum 3.1, 3.2
• Experience of carrying out In service Visual Inspections – A relevant qualification in the same is desirable
• SR100 Face fit (If MPI held)
• MISTOEUK Medical
• First Aid Certificate
• Mandatory Vision Test
• Escape Chute Training
• Previous experience in a similar type role